[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I know I would never have condoned beating a woman unless she was trying to kill a man....or maybe if in a state of shock if he caught her cheating....that would not be condoning...just somewhat understanding the rage.

Sorry, wardaddy - I should have been more clear - I meant that I watched a female FReeper verbally beaten up on another thread where the topic was abortion. She got the full Reginald Denney treatment, imo, and she got it from pro-lifers. It was ugly.

I'm glad to say that your post on that thread was kind in comparison to the other things I saw going on.

[wardaddy]

Thank You...the Reginald Denny treatment is a scary metaphor....or is that analogy?

[WarSlut]

Sorry, wardaddy - I should have been more clear - I meant that I watched a female FReeper verbally beaten up on another thread where the topic was abortion. She got the full Reginald Denney treatment, imo, and she got it from pro-lifers. It was ugly.

Of course, you're referring to Hildy on the Jane Russell thread. What you're ommitting is that fact that Hildy was snide, beligerent, nasty, callous and insulting from the get-go. Basically, she got what she gave, then cried foul and started calling in the moderators.

Also, you fogot to mention that most of Hildy's insults were directed at perfectly nice folks who merely promised to pray for her (sweet girl).

As far as I know, Reginald Denny wasn't cruising Florence & Normandy waving a confederate flag, flipping off black folk. That's more along the lines of what Hildy was doing. She wasn't attacked for admitting to an abortion (many others did that, none were attacked). She was attacked for being a self-absorbed, sociopathic jerk.